Vol. 8, Issue 1 (2020)
GKVK-17: A new high yielding variety of Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) for Southern region of Karnataka
Author(s): P Venkataravana, Sivappa, Mahesh M and Priyadarshini SK
Abstract: Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) is an important fruit tree of tropics. It is originated in Madagascar and it finds extensive area under cultivation in India. It’s a multipurpose tree, almost all the parts are used for medicinal or nutritional purpose. It’s mainly valued for its fruit pulp. Leaves and flowers at tender stage are used as vegetables. Tamarind has high food value. Tamarind is cross pollinated and plants produced through seeds show high amount of heterozygosity. Thus in the present study 17 clones of Tamarind were evaluated for their yield performance over 11 years (from 2003-04 to 2013-14) and compared with check variety GKVK 6. Among the seventeen clones evaluated, The clone GKVK-17 showed superior performance consistently by recording cumulative yield of 1109 kg/tree with average yield of 100.81 kg/tree over the years followed by H-15 and H12 which recorded cumulative yield of 624 kg/tree and 584 kg/tree respectively and average yield of 56.72 kg/tree when compared to the standard check clone GKVK 6 which recorded cumulative yield of 383 kg/tree and 53.09 kg/tree average yield of 34.81 kg/tree.
DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1ab.8540
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P Venkataravana, Sivappa, Mahesh M, Priyadarshini SK. GKVK-17: A new high yielding variety of Tamarind (Tamarindus indica L.) for Southern region of Karnataka. Int J Chem Stud 2020;8(1):1883-1886. DOI: 10.22271/chemi.2020.v8.i1ab.8540
